Legal Opinion
Matter of Vujanic v. Petrovic
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 25, 2015No. 2014-01098PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County (Sherri L. Eisenpress, J.), entered December 20, 2013. The order, insofar as appealed from, after a hearing, denied the father’s petition to modify an order of custody so as to award him sole custody of the subject child.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
To warrant modification of an existing custody arrangement, there must be a showing of a change in circumstances such that modification is required to protect the best interests of the child (see Family Ct Act § 652 [a]; Matter of Hixenbaugh v…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eschbach v. EschbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Friederwitzer v. FriederwitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Trinagel v. BoyarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Davis v. PignataroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Hixenbaugh v. HixenbaughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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